Age: 53
male
Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thrillers The Sum of All Fears and Changing Lanes (both 2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil (2003) and Gigli (2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying George Reeves in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and directed and starred in the political thriller Argo (2012); both were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), the thriller The Accountant (2016), the action-adventure Triple Frontier (2019), and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). In 2016, he began portraying Batman in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films.
After the catastrophic events of Avengers Civil War, the heroic team faces a new crisis in which alliances crumble and loyalties are tested. Tony Stark, Iron Man, and Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel, are placed on opposite sides of a conflict that threatens to splinter the very foundations of the Avengers. It all starts when a mysterious organization known as the S.E.R.P.E.N.T.E. emerges, advocating a more aggressive approach to world security, prepared to take extreme measures to achieve its goals. With the team's recent split, they seize the opportunity to instigate an internal civil war that will only serve their own sinister interests. While Tony Stark firmly believes that the actions of the Avengers must be controlled and monitored by the government, Carol Danvers, as leader of the Avengers, believes that the team must have complete independence to respond to global threats without constraint. Involved in this ideological battle are the members of the Avengers, divided between following Stark or Danvers. On the one hand, Iron Man has the support of Black Widow, War Machine and Hawkeye. On the other hand, Captain Marvel is supported by Black Panther, Scarlet Witch and Vision, as well as other heroes who join their respective causes.
